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C. WRIGHT. Pally-Bending Ma0hine'.

Patented Feb. 17, 1880.

WITNESSES I ,myamon I ATTORNEY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

0. WRIGHT. Belly-Beqding Machine.

No. 224,758. Patented Feb. 17, 1880..

Witnesses: Inventor:

N- PEI'ERS, FHOTO-LITNOGRAFHH, WASHINGTOB]. D. C.

To all whom it may concern:

following tobe a make and use to the accompanying drawings,

PATENT OFFICE.

cHAnLEswnreHT, on FINDLAY, OHIO,

RIGHT TO YEATMAN BICKHAM, OF SAME PLAGE.

FELLY-Bl-ZNDING MACHlNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Be it known that I, CHARLES WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Findlay, in the county of Hancock andSt-ate of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wood-Bending Machines, (Felly-Bendersfl and I do hereby declare the full, clear, and exact description of the invention, ers skilled in the art the same,

to which it appertains to reference being had and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central cross-section of deviceshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail, showing the bend- ,ing-form in perspective.

Fig. 4 is a detail, showing, in section, the band and fellies; Fig. 5, plan of shaft and ring.

This invention embodies several improvements in devices or machines for bending wood fellies or any like articles of wood; and these improvements consist in the particular features and details now to be more fully set out and explained.

In the accompanying drawings, A denotes a semicircular form, made of boiler-iron or any suitable material, and set horizontally in anyproper frame, B, and designed to be heated by hot air,steam, or in any convenient way. Several fellies, 0, having been placed side by side on the flexible metallic strap or band D, their ends fitting toward or against the bent or raised ends d of the strap 1), said strap is now so placed under the form A and over the beam b,which runs lengthwise of the frame BandbelowA, that its middle part comes about over beam 1), when a clamping-piece, v, embracing the back and sides of the band D, its bent ends holding the fellies in position, is fixed tight against the back of the band, and thus the fellies on the inside of the band are pressed upon the bottom the set-screw l), which passes through any convenient one of the several holes made for that purposein l). y a

To aid in drawing the band or strap D with its fellies down to and upon the sides of A,

such as will enable oth- The fellies will thus of A by means of of Letters Patent No. 224,758, dated FebmarylY, 1880. Application filed January 3, 1880i the clamping-tips H are fitted by their side hooks, h, on the ears (1 of the band 1), and then, upon power. being applied to these tips by means of the chains or ropes t, which pass over the pulleys 7c, placed about centrally in the beam L, and are fixed to the ring a on the shaft M, the ends of the band D will be easily brought tight and close upon the sides of the form A.

the detach able tips H will cover and protect the end of the fellies as well as retain them in place. The ends of the band D, with its fellies, will now be made fast on the form by fixing the links or straps f about them and in the notches or serrationsa, made along the flanged edges of the form A, and then keying them securely in place and upon the band by the wedges f. be safely and evenly bent about the rounded part of form A.

The shaftM is operated by a band on wheelO connecting with any suitable or convenient motive power. The movements of this wheel 0 maybe stayed bythe pawl 19, which can, on 0c casion, be made to take into the ratchet-wheel c on the side of O, and said pawl can be operated by handle 1), jointed to a rod connecting with the pawl and pivoted to the side of the frame B.

The beam L is mounted on rods I), extending on each side lengthwise of the frame, and the beam can be held on these rods by eyes, or in any convenient way or manner, so that it can be moved to and fro on the rods 12. It has also supporting-straps I at its center, which come down and about the shaft M, but so as not in any degree to interfere with its opera{ tions.

The ring a has an internal strip,n, which fits in the longitudinal groove m M. By this construction and arrangement the ring can readily be moved horizontally on the shaft, and will also take motion from the rotation of the shaft.

on the rods 1), as occasion may require, by

;means of the chains or cords r r at either end i of the machine or apparatus, which play over pulleys or any convenient means in the frame, and are operated by the shaft T in the lower part of the frame. The said chains or cords ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS In this processt-he lower portionof of the shaft The beam L can be moved back and forth A, a movable beam,

are so adapted to or fixed upon the shaftT that its rotation will wind up the cord 0, attached to one end of it, While at the other end the cord or chain r is unwinding, and thus vice versa. In this way, and very easily, forward or backward movement can be I111 parted to the beam L.

In making this machine or sired materials may be used.

By this invention the operation of bending can be very easily, safely, and rapidlyperformed. Usually the work can be very thoroughly and effectually accomplished in thirty minutes, and then the fellies will be in exeellently-good condition for packing and shipment.

In this case no claim is broadly the serrated flanges ot' the bending-form,since this is shown and claimed in another tion by me made and filed of even date with these presents.

aving thus described my invention, what I consider new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a woodbendingmachine, having form combined with grooved device any deshaft M, ring a, and stantially as set forth.

2. In a Wood-bending machine, as described,

beam L and in combination with movable means for drawing the band or flexible frame D to the form, the shaft T and ropes or chains 3 and grooved shaft A as described, and shaft T, ropes or chains 1', and band D, substantially as and for the pnrposesset forth.

4. In combination with the bendingform A, flexible band D, and chains or ropes operated as described, the detachable clamping-tips H, having books It to clamp the ears (1 on the band D, and an extension below these cars which projects inside the fellies, substantially as shown and described.

I11 testimony whereof I at'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

WM. M. SOUTHER, JOHN APPLES.

chains or ropes z, subwith frame B, movable beam L, and form by ring a j 

